Evan Royster ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns, Matt McGloin threw for 250 yards and a score, and Penn State staved off a second-half Michigan rally led by quarterback Denard Robinson last night in State College, Pa.

Royster had 99 yards and two scores in the first half against the Wolverines' porous defense - the worst unit in the Big Ten.

Coach Joe Paterno is a victory away from the 400th in his career.

The Wolverines (5-3, 1-3 Big Ten) lost their third straight after a 5-0 start. Robinson ran for three touchdowns and 191 yards, including a 4-yard score to cut a 21-point lead to seven with nine-plus minutes left.

But Collin Wagner kicked a 42-yard field goal on the next series to give Penn State (5-3, 2-2) a two-possession lead, and the Nittany Lions won their second straight.

Illinois 44, Purdue 10 Scheelhaase shines for Illini

Nathan Scheelhaase won a matchup of freshmen quarterbacks, rushing for 118 yards and throwing for 195 and four touchdowns to lead Illinois (5-3, 3-2) past Purdue (4-4, 2-2) in Champaign, Ill.

Purdue quarterback Sean Robinson was 7-of-20 passing 20 for 52 yards and a touchdown. The Boilermakers struggled in a chilly wind and had just 64 yards at halftime.

Illinois led 14-0 before Purdue had run its fifth play and was ahead 30-0 midway through the third quarter.

Dan Persa threw two touchdown passes before leaving midway through the fourth quarter because of an apparent concussion, and backup Evan Watkins set up a long field goal that helped Northwestern (6-2, 2-2) hold off Indiana (4-4, 0-4) in Bloomington, Ind.

The was hyped as a showdown between the league's Nos. 1 and 2 passers, Ben Chappell and Persa, but Persa clearly outplayed the Indiana senior.

Persa finished 18 of 28 for 212 yards and ran 11 times for 19 yards before leaving with 8:53 left in the game.

Chappell was 30 of 54 for 308 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also ran for a score, but he missed receivers high and long most of the day, and the Hoosiers' usually high-scoring offense never got in sync.